[UK-CONTEST] [CDXC] 15 m open

[Nigel Newby]

I thought it was funny when a station was saying NO EU NO EU then I call in 
G0VDZ and of course he works me.
 How to upset our European Community fellow members

 Nubsey G0VDZ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alex GM3ZBE" <alex at gm3zbe.plus.com>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] [CDXC] 15 m open


> Hi Mike
> Have to say I laughed out loud when I heard you on 15M telling Non BERU
> ops to apply to the Queen for Commonwealth membership for next year! :-)
> Alex, GM3ZBE
>
> Mike Harris wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi Rag,
>>
>> Interesting comment but I'm not sure I understand the bit about "I
>> would think it is an old tradition that needs reshaping, IMHO". If
>> a few hundred amateurs want to engage in a pretty harmless pursuit
>> once a year then it lives as long as they want to do it, the
>> sponsors to continue with it or the necessary circumstances prevail
>> i.e. a British commonwealth. One day I guess the CERU (Chinese
>> etc..) will take over and you will be forced to enter it.
>>
>> The grief seems to come from those who do not qualify for a QSO at
>> that time and don't understand why. I certainly do not expect
>> everyone to understand the BERU bit in the CQ or whatever. What I
>> do expect is if you don't understand the odd CQ template think
>> before calling, I don't call folks in the CQWW for a rag-chew, folks
>> calling FOC and so on.
>>
>> Not too many point their beams south either but there are
>> compensating advantages most of the time.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Mike VP8NO
>>
>
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